This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Francis Crick was no ordinary scientist. Visionary, rebellious, and unrelenting in his pursuit of truth, Crick decoded life’s greatest secret—the structure of DNA—and forever changed the landscape of science. Francis Crick: Renegade and Cosmic Codebreaker reveals the astonishing journey of a man who ventured beyond the boundaries of science, philosophy, and societal norms.At the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, Crick ...

Candid, provocative, and disarming, this is the widely-praised memoir of the co-discoverer of the double helix of DNA.

James Dewey Watson (April 6, 1928 - November 6, 2025) was an American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist. Francis Harry Compton Crick (June 8, 1916 July 28, 2004) was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist. In 1953, Watson and Crick co-authored an academic paper in Nature proposing the double helix structure of the DNA molecule, building on research by Rosalind Franklin and Raymond Gosling. In 1962, Watson, Crick, and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the N...

The names of James Watson and Francis Crick are bound together forever because the scientific discovery they made was truly a joint enterprise. As Edward Edelson reveals in this intriguing biography, Watson and Crick were the first to describe the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, the molecule that carries our genes and determines everything from the color of our eyes to the shape of our fingernails. Even though Watson and Crick's collaboration lasted only a few years, their achi...

**An NPR Best Book of the YearAn authoritative history of the race to unravel DNA’s structure, by one of our most prominent medical historians.**James Watson and Francis Crick’s 1953 discovery of the double helix structure of DNA is the foundation of virtually every advance in our modern understanding of genetics and molecular biology. But how did Watson and Crick do it—and why were they the ones who succeeded?In truth, the discovery of DNA’s structure is the story ...

Hasta la década de 1950, ni siquiera las mentes más brillantes de la ciencia sabían cómo los genes transmitían la información esencial para la vida desde un organismo a su descendencia. Cuando el 28 de febrero de 1953 los científicos James Watson y Francis Crick irrumpieron en un pub inglés de Cambridge para proclamar el descubrimiento de la estructura de doble hélice del ácido desoxirribonucleico —el ADN— nada volvió a ser igual en la historia de la ciencia y de la humanidad.Watso...

An authoritative history of the race to unravel DNA’s structure, by one of our most prominent medical historians.James Watson and Francis Crick’s 1953 discovery of the double helix structure of DNA is the foundation of virtually every advance in our modern understanding of genetics and molecular biology. But how did Watson and Crick do it—and whywere they the ones who succeeded?In truth, the discovery of DNA’s structure is the story of five towering minds in pursuit ...

001 Erzählen über Wissenschaft 002 Das Jahr 1900 David Hilbert und Max Planck 003 David Hilbert 004 David Hilbert (1930): Wir müssen wissen. Wir werden wissen 005 Max Planck 006 Max Planck, die späten Jahre 007 Max Planck (1939): Das Wesen der Wissenschaft Albert Einstein und Niels Bohr 006 Albert Einstein 007 Niels Bohr 008 Albert Einstein und das Geheimnis des Lichts 009 Niels Bohr und das Modell des Atoms 010 Gott würfelt nicht 011 Albert Einstein (1930): Mein Glaubensbekenntnis 012 Nie...

This concise and accessible guide makes clear the ubiquity of propaganda so that readers can understand its function in all layers of society, for both good or for ill, and ultimately use it to make their own voice heard.Propaganda often appears as a paradoxical art: modern society is awash in propaganda and yet many deny consuming it. Using short, easy to understand examples drawn from politics, culture, and advertising from around the world, this book introduces readers to the ba...

Carlo Boso is one of the foremost exponents of Commedia dell’Arte in the contemporary performance world, having trained generations of young actors in its history, techniques and performance. Staying true to – and promoting renewed awareness of – the diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds of most commedia troupes, his work has also done a great deal to democratize this central pillar of European theatre, placing the actor and the audience squarely at the centre of his craft.Th...

This textbook offers an innovative approach to public speaking by employing the rhetorical canon as a means of constructing artful speech in a multi-mediated environment.By stressing how contemporary public speaking continues the classical art of persuasion, this book provides a foundation to guide students in constructing and delivering messages that address matters of concern and interest to their audience. This edition features contemporary as well as historical examples to high...